Theseare a few of the stories you will find in this week's printed newspaper:

Townhalls attract crowds: Assemblyman Brian Dahle and Sen. Ted Gaines met with constituents in Quincy and Chester during a three-meeting swing through Plumas and Lassen counties.

New leader: After nearly three decades, the Plumas County Mental Health Commission has a new leader. Supervisor Kevin Goss was named to replace Hank Eisenmann.

Home away from home: As of last week, new homes had been found for all of the patients at Quincy Nursing & Rehabilitation and most had already moved.

Small plane crashes at Deerwater Air Field in Sierraville

Feather Publishing

4/24/2012

A Truckee man was upset but not injured after flipping his small plane in Sierra Valley last week.

On Friday, April 20, around 10:35 a.m., the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office received a call about an overturned aircraft at Deerwater Air Field in Sierraville. Deerwater Field is a small landing strip with a taxiway and parking for small aircraft.

Members work to keep Sierra Valley Grange alive

Maureen Kimberling

Sierra Valley Grange

4/25/2012

How often do you drive through Vinton on Highway 70 and pass the white building with the words Cowboy Poetry in large blue letters and the Sierra Valley Grange in smaller letters? The next time you pass by, take a deep breath and pause the busy thoughts going through your mind. You’re passing a bit of living history.

Harris to resign as superintendent

By Debra Moore

Staff Writer

4/19/2012

Following a nearly three-hour closed session, the Plumas Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to accept the resignation of Glenn Harris as superintendent of schools for both the school district and the county boards of education.